National Library of Wales — correspondence with the family (email)

Dear Enquiries, Please search and advise on/provide access to: Bute Estate collections, maps, title references, family papers, or manuscripts relating to Great House Farm, Llandough; Daniel Thomas quarry deal/swap; John/Mary Williams occupation/ownership claims. For generational land history and reparations research. Copies/fees welcome. Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case]

Hello Sion Buckler, Your question was submitted successfully to the National Library of Wales enquiries service / Cyflwynwyd eich cwestiwn yn llwyddiannus i Wasanaeth Ymholiadau Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru Due to high demand and some resource challenges, there may be some delay in responding to enquiries at present. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and will provide an update as soon as possible. Oherwydd lefel uchel y galw a rhai heriau adnoddau, bydd oedi gydag ymateb i ymholiadau ar hyn o bryd. Yr ydym yn ymddiheuro am unrhyw anghyfleuster a achosir gan hyn ac fe fyddwn yn darparu diweddariad cyn gynted ag y medrwn. We will contact you as soon as possible. In the meantime, perhaps you can visit our FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; Byddwn yn cysylltu â chi cyn gynted â phosibl! Yn y cyfamser, efallai yr hoffech chi chwlio ein FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; perthnasol gall ateb eich cwestiwn. We welcome calls and correspondence in Welsh. You will receive a response in Welsh and correspondence in Welsh will not result in a delay./ Rydym yn croesawu galwadau a gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwch yn derbyn ymateb yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jun 07 2026, 09:54AM via Email Subject: Research Enquiry – Great House Farm, Llandough (Williams/Buckler, Bute Estates, Daniel Thomas) Dear Enquiries, Please search and advise on/provide access to: Bute Estate collections, maps, title references, family papers, or manuscripts relating to Great House Farm, Llandough; Daniel Thomas quarry deal/swap; John/Mary Williams occupation/ownership claims. For generational land history and reparations research. Copies/fees welcome. Sion Buckler Ret’d Sgt —————— This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9541987. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Rhydian Davies Jun 12 2026, 10:36AM via System Dear Sion Thank you for your enquiry. At the Library we have the Bute Estate Records, to help you with your search I have included a link to the catalogue entry. You maybe able to identify what documents would be relevant to the property. https://archives.library.wales/index.php/bute-estate-records If you wish to locate maps relating to the Bute Estate, you can locate the details through our main catalogue. To carry out this search,use the link provided below https://discover.library.wales/discovery/search?vid=44WHELF_NLW:44WHELF_NLW_NUI Click on Advanced Search, under ‘Search Filters’ you will see the word Title with a downward pointing arrow, click on this, from the drop screen menu  choose Classmark. Type in Bute as you search term and click on the search button. A result page should show 290 results for you.  Another search you are able to carry out would be through the main catalogue again, but this time include ‘Bute Estate’ in the search box and then on the results page,you can choose map on the resource type filter which appears on the left hand side of the page. We also produce a leaflet for ‘Sources for the History of Houses’ and have included a copy in the attachment. I hope the above information will prove helpful. If you wish to visit the Library or require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Rhydian Davies [address removed] [signature block trimmed] —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jun 07 2026, 09:54AM via Email Subject: Research Enquiry – Great House Farm, Llandough (Williams/Buckler, Bute Estates, Daniel Thomas) Dear Enquiries, Please search and advise on/provide access to: Bute Estate collections, maps, title references, family papers, or manuscripts relating to Great House Farm, Llandough; Daniel Thomas quarry deal/swap; John/Mary Williams occupation/ownership claims. For generational land history and reparations research. Copies/fees welcome. Sion Buckler Ret’d Sgt —————— Swyddog Ystafelloedd Darllen/Reading Rooms Officer Ffon/Tel [removed] E-bost/E-mail [removed] This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9541987. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

Mr Davies / Reading Rooms Team, Thank you for your response and the guidance provided. I would be grateful if you could clarify, from your catalogue and holdings, which specific Bute Estate classmarks or reference numbers relate to: Great House Farm, Llandough Williams family (John and Mary Williams) owner/ tenancy/occupation records Gaps in Bute records for the property title ([removed]) Buckler family association with the property Any associated estate maps, rent books, leases, or correspondence relating to the property Any relevant material in the Bute Estate collection connected to land transactions affecting the site At this stage I am not requesting copies or scans, but simply the specific catalogue references / classmarks for relevant material held in your collections. [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] Thank you for your assistance. Kind regards, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] [quoted text trimmed]

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Rhydian Davies Jun 19 2026, 02:10PM via System Dear Sion Thank you for your reply.The only specific reference that  appears in the Bute Estate Collection is for file D153/1-8. Deeds relating to premises in p. Llandough, co. Glam., comprising a dwelling house adjoining the churchyard, 1811 (D153/1-2), land (19 a.) for a brick and tile works at Cogan Pill, 1875 (D153/3) and land (33 a.), formerly part of Great House Farm, for the Llandough Limeworks (33 a.), 1876-1912 (D153/4-8). Plan engrossed on D153/3 (1875) and 4 (1876). Ty Mawr is mentioned in the Llandough documents from within the collection, this could be translated to Large House or Great House, but this is only speculation D 219. Llandough manorial leases and agreements, The deeds include leases of the farm of Cydfin Farm or Ty Mawr Farm, (107 a.), 1552-1824 (D219/1, 4-5, 8, et seq.), the tmt and lands called Upper Cogan Pill, with the fishery there, 1790 (D219/6), Llandough Farm (166 a.), 1824-32 (D219/9-13), Cogan Pill Farm (153 a.), 1824-8 (D219/14-17), Corners Well (107 a.), Lower Cogan Pill (24 a.) and Green Sayes (71 a.), 1824-6 (D219/18-20), and Cogan Farm (320 a.), 1824 (D219/21), all in p. llandough Otherwise you would be required to visit the Library to  search through the rental books and other documents that may be of interest to  locate any documentation relating  to Great House Farm If you wish to have copies of the documents I have listed, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Rhydian —————— Sion Buckler Jun 13 2026, 03:25AM via Email Mr Davies / Reading Rooms Team, Thank you for your response and the guidance provided. I would be grateful if you could clarify, from your catalogue and holdings, which specific Bute Estate classmarks or reference numbers relate to: Great House Farm, Llandough Williams family (John and Mary Williams) owner/ tenancy/occupation records Gaps in Bute records for the property title ([removed]) Buckler family association with the property Any associated estate maps, rent books, leases, or correspondence relating to the property Any relevant material in the Bute Estate collection connected to land transactions affecting the site At this stage I am not requesting copies or scans, but simply the specific catalogue references / classmarks for relevant material held in your collections. I’m in Argentina and unable to visit in person, so having the correct references will allow me to identify and prioritise any relevant material through your catalogue system. I’m here at the Welsh Settlement: Patagonia, looking to reconstruct a replica of Great House Farm. Any assistance from my community back there would be appreciated, as this is a massive undertaking. Thank you for your assistance. Kind regards, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergenant) —————— Rhydian Davies Jun 12 2026, 10:36AM via System Dear Sion Thank you for your enquiry. At the Library we have the Bute Estate Records, to help you with your search I have included a link to the catalogue entry. You maybe able to identify what documents would be relevant to the property. https://archives.library.wales/index.php/bute-estate-records If you wish to locate maps relating to the Bute Estate, you can locate the details through our main catalogue. To carry out this search,use the link provided below https://discover.library.wales/discovery/search?vid=44WHELF_NLW:44WHELF_NLW_NUI Click on Advanced Search, under ‘Search Filters’ you will see the word Title with a downward pointing arrow, click on this, from the drop screen menu  choose Classmark. Type in Bute as you search term and click on the search button. A result page should show 290 results for you.  Another search you are able to carry out would be through the main catalogue again, but this time include ‘Bute Estate’ in the search box and then on the results page,you can choose map on the resource type filter which appears on the left hand side of the page. We also produce a leaflet for ‘Sources for the History of Houses’ and have included a copy in the attachment. I hope the above information will prove helpful. If you wish to visit the Library or require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Rhydian Davies Swyddog Ystafelloedd Darllen/Reading Rooms Officer Rhif Ffon/Tel No [removed] Attached Files -Sources_for_the_History_of_Houses.pdf <[link removed] —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jun 07 2026, 09:54AM via Email Subject: Research Enquiry – Great House Farm, Llandough (Williams/Buckler, Bute Estates, Daniel Thomas) Dear Enquiries, Please search and advise on/provide access to: Bute Estate collections, maps, title references, family papers, or manuscripts relating to Great House Farm, Llandough; Daniel Thomas quarry deal/swap; John/Mary Williams occupation/ownership claims. For generational land history and reparations research. Copies/fees welcome. Sion Buckler Ret’d Sgt —————— Swyddog Ystafelloedd Darllen/Reading Rooms Officer Ffon/Tel [removed] E-bost/E-mail [removed] This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9541987. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 03 2026, 11:45AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, I am writing in response to your recent application for information held by the Library (Ref FOI/2026/09) received here at the Library on 3 July, 2026 You will receive a reply within 20 working days, being 31 July, 2026 Best wishes, Iwan ap Dafydd —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jul 02 2026, 08:51PM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough | Cardiff Castle Furniture Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request Sir/Madam, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I seek all recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items we received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.  Weather it be museums, archives or any other public body. I know museums have artifacts from our land in Llandough.  Specifically, I request copies of all: -Inventories, catalogues and asset registers. -Acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records. -Provenance files and ownership records. -Photographs of items identified as originating from Great House Farm. -Correspondence concerning the identification, recovery, ownership or location of such items. -Internal reports, legal advice and memoranda relating to Great House Farm furniture or household effects. -Correspondence mentioning the Buckler or Williams families in connection with these items. -Records concerning any efforts by Cardiff Council or Cardiff Castle to trace, recover or secure items believed to have originated from Great House Farm. -Correspondence with the Bute Estate, museums, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), Arts Council England or any other public authority regarding objects from Great House Farm. For context, I am allegeing that my family was unlawfully dispossessed of Great House Farm through fraud, and that furniture and other historic possessions belonging to the family were consequently dispersed. It’s possible the bailiffs from BP were also SAS soldiers. We are still gathering actionable intelligence.  I appreciate that the Freedom of Information Act does not require the authority to determine the merits of that allegation. However, it is directly relevant to understanding why I seek the recorded information. I am currently developing a full-scale replica of Great House Farm in Patagonia, Argentina as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the house, its occupants and its contents. Should records identify surviving items from the farm, whether held by Cardiff Council, Cardiff Castle, museums or other public institutions, I intend to pursue their lawful return or transfer so they may ultimately be reunited with the reconstructed Great House Farm museum. This statement is provided solely as context for my request and does not seek a determination under the Freedom of Information Act. If any information is withheld, please identify each exemption relied upon and explain why it applies, including the outcome of any public interest test where required. If another public authority is more likely to hold the requested information, I would be grateful if you would transfer the request or advise me accordingly. I look forward to your response within the statutory time limit. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Pennaeth Ymholiadau – Head of Enquiries Gwasanaeth Ymholiadau: http://www.llgc.org.uk/holi Enquiries Service: http://www.llgc.org.uk/enquire Ffon/Tel: [removed] Hapus i gyfathrebu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg | Happy to communicate in Welsh or English *Lluniwyd yr ateb i’ch ymholiad heb gymorth gan AI – the answer to your enquiry was made without the aid of AI This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9603180. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 20 2026, 05:10PM via System Dear Sion Buckler, Attached is the response to your recent Freedom of Information request. Regards, Iwan ap Dafydd Attached Files -FOI2026-09.pdf <[link removed] —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 03 2026, 11:45AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, I am writing in response to your recent application for information held by the Library (Ref FOI/2026/09) received here at the Library on 3 July, 2026 You will receive a reply within 20 working days, being 31 July, 2026 Best wishes, Iwan ap Dafydd —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jul 02 2026, 08:51PM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough | Cardiff Castle Furniture Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request Sir/Madam, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I seek all recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items we received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.  Weather it be museums, archives or any other public body. I know museums have artifacts from our land in Llandough.  Specifically, I request copies of all: -Inventories, catalogues and asset registers. -Acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records. -Provenance files and ownership records. -Photographs of items identified as originating from Great House Farm. -Correspondence concerning the identification, recovery, ownership or location of such items. -Internal reports, legal advice and memoranda relating to Great House Farm furniture or household effects. -Correspondence mentioning the Buckler or Williams families in connection with these items. -Records concerning any efforts by Cardiff Council or Cardiff Castle to trace, recover or secure items believed to have originated from Great House Farm. -Correspondence with the Bute Estate, museums, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), Arts Council England or any other public authority regarding objects from Great House Farm. For context, I am allegeing that my family was unlawfully dispossessed of Great House Farm through fraud, and that furniture and other historic possessions belonging to the family were consequently dispersed. It’s possible the bailiffs from BP were also SAS soldiers. We are still gathering actionable intelligence.  I appreciate that the Freedom of Information Act does not require the authority to determine the merits of that allegation. However, it is directly relevant to understanding why I seek the recorded information. I am currently developing a full-scale replica of Great House Farm in Patagonia, Argentina as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the house, its occupants and its contents. Should records identify surviving items from the farm, whether held by Cardiff Council, Cardiff Castle, museums or other public institutions, I intend to pursue their lawful return or transfer so they may ultimately be reunited with the reconstructed Great House Farm museum. This statement is provided solely as context for my request and does not seek a determination under the Freedom of Information Act. If any information is withheld, please identify each exemption relied upon and explain why it applies, including the outcome of any public interest test where required. If another public authority is more likely to hold the requested information, I would be grateful if you would transfer the request or advise me accordingly. I look forward to your response within the statutory time limit. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Pennaeth Ymholiadau – Head of Enquiries Gwasanaeth Ymholiadau: http://www.llgc.org.uk/holi Enquiries Service: http://www.llgc.org.uk/enquire Ffon/Tel: [removed] Hapus i gyfathrebu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg | Happy to communicate in Welsh or English *Lluniwyd yr ateb i’ch ymholiad heb gymorth gan AI – the answer to your enquiry was made without the aid of AI This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9603180. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

Ms Daniel, Thank you for your response dated 20 July 2026 regarding FOI/2026/09 and for identifying the catalogue references relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough within the Bute Estate collections. I would like to request an internal review, as I believe the response may have interpreted the scope of my request too narrowly. My request was for: “All recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.” I appreciate that the National Library of Wales does not collect furniture as a category of object and therefore may not hold the physical items themselves. However, my request was not limited to physical objects or acquisition files. It sought *all recorded information* relating to such items. This could include, for example: – inventories; – valuations; – estate correspondence; – fixture schedules; – probate references; – sale catalogues; – photographs; – tenancy records; – references within Bute Estate papers; – records of transfer, removal or disposal. The response confirms that NLW holds significant Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr, including maps, leases and deeds. However, it does not clarify whether those wider collections were searched for references to the farmhouse contents, fixtures, or related estate administration records. Could the internal review please clarify: 1. What collections and record series were searched in responding to this request? 2. Were searches undertaken beyond acquisition files, including within Bute Estate papers and related archival collections? 3. Were terms such as: – Great House Farm; – Ty Mawr; – Llandough; – fixtures; – inventory; – valuation; – contents; – furnishings; – sale; – transfer; used as part of the search? 4. If no relevant records are held, could you please confirm the searches undertaken and the basis for that conclusion? The reason this distinction matters is that my wider research concerns the documentary history of the farmhouse and garden plot following changes affecting Ty Mawr/Llandough after the 19th century. Records relating to fixtures, valuations, inventories or estate administration may provide important historical context, regardless of whether the physical items themselves remain. I am not asking NLW to determine ownership or provide a legal opinion. I am seeking confirmation that all relevant archival holdings have been considered and that the request has been searched against the appropriate collections. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to the outcome of the internal review. Yours sincerely, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] [quoted text trimmed]

Ms Daniel, Further to my internal review request, I would like to provide a short clarification regarding the scope of my original FOI request. Having reviewed my original request submitted on 3 July 2026, I wish to emphasise that the request was expressly for recorded information, not merely for physical objects held within NLW collections. The original request specifically sought: inventories, catalogues and asset registers; acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records; provenance files and ownership records; photographs; correspondence concerning identification, recovery, ownership or location; internal reports, legal advice and memoranda; correspondence involving the Buckler or Williams families; correspondence with Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, museums and other public bodies. Therefore, my concern is not that NLW does not hold furniture as part of a collection. I understand that point. My concern is whether relevant documentary records were searched across appropriate archival collections where references to such items may exist. For example, where NLW holds Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough, I would appreciate confirmation as to whether those collections were searched for incidental references to: household inventories; fixtures; valuations; estate correspondence; transfers or disposals; provenance information; references to occupants or contents of the farmhouse. This clarification is provided to assist the internal review and ensure the original request is considered in its full context. I appreciate the catalogue references already provided and look forward to confirmation of the searches undertaken. Yours sincerely, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] [quoted text trimmed]

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following recorded information held by the National Library of Wales: Any manorial court rolls, surveys, rentals, terriers, or related documents for the Manor of Llandough (Glamorgan) covering the period c.1600–1670 that list or refer to occupants, customary tenants, or holders of land later known as Great House Farm (or equivalent contemporary descriptions). Any estate papers, correspondence, leases, rentals, account books, or surveys of the Vaughan family of Llandough (or related Vaughan holdings) that mention a lease, renewal, confirmation, surrender, or new grant of land at Great House Farm / Llandough around or before 1667. Any catalogue descriptions, finding aids, or indexes that identify pre-1667 deeds, court-roll entries, or estate surveys referring to the family’s holding at this property. Please confirm whether such material is held and, if so, provide the relevant catalogue references and any available descriptions or copies (or advise on access arrangements). If any information is exempt, please state the exemption(s) relied upon. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case]

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following recorded information held by the National Library of Wales: Any manorial court rolls, surveys, rentals, terriers, or related documents for the Manor of Llandough (Glamorgan) covering the period c.1600–1670 that list or refer to occupants, customary tenants, or holders of land later known as Great House Farm (or equivalent contemporary descriptions). Any estate papers, correspondence, leases, rentals, account books, or surveys of the Vaughan family of Llandough (or related Vaughan holdings) that mention a lease, renewal, confirmation, surrender, or new grant of land at Great House Farm / Llandough around or before 1667. Any catalogue descriptions, finding aids, or indexes that identify pre-1667 deeds, court-roll entries, or estate surveys referring to the family’s holding at this property. Please confirm whether such material is held and, if so, provide the relevant catalogue references and any available descriptions or copies (or advise on access arrangements). If any information is exempt, please state the exemption(s) relied upon. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case]

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 28 2026, 04:16PM via System Dear Sion Buckler, I am writing in response to your recent application for information held by the Library (Ref FOI/2026/11) received here at the Library on 27 July, 2026 You will receive a reply within 20 working days, being 24 August, 2026 Best wishes, Iwan ap Dafydd —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jul 27 2026, 06:55PM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough, Cardiff Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following recorded information held by the National Library of Wales: Any manorial court rolls, surveys, rentals, terriers, or related documents for the Manor of Llandough (Glamorgan) covering the period c.1600–1670 that list or refer to occupants, customary tenants, or holders of land later known as Great House Farm (or equivalent contemporary descriptions). Any estate papers, correspondence, leases, rentals, account books, or surveys of the Vaughan family of Llandough (or related Vaughan holdings) that mention a lease, renewal, confirmation, surrender, or new grant of land at Great House Farm / Llandough around or before 1667. Any catalogue descriptions, finding aids, or indexes that identify pre-1667 deeds, court-roll entries, or estate surveys referring to the family’s holding at this property. Please confirm whether such material is held and, if so, provide the relevant catalogue references and any available descriptions or copies (or advise on access arrangements). If any information is exempt, please state the exemption(s) relied upon. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Pennaeth Ymholiadau – Head of Enquiries Gwasanaeth Ymholiadau: http://www.llgc.org.uk/holi Enquiries Service: http://www.llgc.org.uk/enquire Ffon/Tel: [removed] Hapus i gyfathrebu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg | Happy to communicate in Welsh or English *Lluniwyd yr ateb i’ch ymholiad heb gymorth gan AI – the answer to your enquiry was made without the aid of AI This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9654738. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Owain Roberts Jul 29 2026, 11:06AM via System Dear Sion Buckler Please find attached our response to FOI/2026/11. Attached Files -FOI2026-11-Response.pdf <[link removed] —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 28 2026, 04:16PM via System Dear Sion Buckler, I am writing in response to your recent application for information held by the Library (Ref FOI/2026/11) received here at the Library on 27 July, 2026 You will receive a reply within 20 working days, being 24 August, 2026 Best wishes, Iwan ap Dafydd —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jul 27 2026, 06:55PM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough, Cardiff Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following recorded information held by the National Library of Wales: Any manorial court rolls, surveys, rentals, terriers, or related documents for the Manor of Llandough (Glamorgan) covering the period c.1600–1670 that list or refer to occupants, customary tenants, or holders of land later known as Great House Farm (or equivalent contemporary descriptions). Any estate papers, correspondence, leases, rentals, account books, or surveys of the Vaughan family of Llandough (or related Vaughan holdings) that mention a lease, renewal, confirmation, surrender, or new grant of land at Great House Farm / Llandough around or before 1667. Any catalogue descriptions, finding aids, or indexes that identify pre-1667 deeds, court-roll entries, or estate surveys referring to the family’s holding at this property. Please confirm whether such material is held and, if so, provide the relevant catalogue references and any available descriptions or copies (or advise on access arrangements). If any information is exempt, please state the exemption(s) relied upon. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) —————— Thank you for using the National Library of Wales Enquiry Service. This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9654738. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Owain Roberts Jul 29 2026, 11:21AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, Please find attached the outcome of the internal review that you requested on the 20 July 2026. I can confirm that the internal review considered the clarification that you provided on the 20 July 2026. Regards, Dr Owain Rhys Roberts Attached Files -FOI2026-09-Internal_Review_Outcome.pdf <[link removed] —————— Sion Buckler Jul 20 2026, 08:37PM via Email Ms Daniel, Further to my internal review request, I would like to provide a short clarification regarding the scope of my original FOI request. Having reviewed my original request submitted on 3 July 2026, I wish to emphasise that the request was expressly for recorded information, not merely for physical objects held within NLW collections. The original request specifically sought: inventories, catalogues and asset registers; acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records; provenance files and ownership records; photographs; correspondence concerning identification, recovery, ownership or location; internal reports, legal advice and memoranda; correspondence involving the Buckler or Williams families; correspondence with Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, museums and other public bodies. Therefore, my concern is not that NLW does not hold furniture as part of a collection. I understand that point. My concern is whether relevant documentary records were searched across appropriate archival collections where references to such items may exist. For example, where NLW holds Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough, I would appreciate confirmation as to whether those collections were searched for incidental references to: household inventories; fixtures; valuations; estate correspondence; transfers or disposals; provenance information; references to occupants or contents of the farmhouse. This clarification is provided to assist the internal review and ensure the original request is considered in its full context. I appreciate the catalogue references already provided and look forward to confirmation of the searches undertaken. —————— Sion Buckler Jul 20 2026, 08:35PM via Email Ms Daniel, Thank you for your response dated 20 July 2026 regarding FOI/2026/09 and for identifying the catalogue references relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough within the Bute Estate collections. I would like to request an internal review, as I believe the response may have interpreted the scope of my request too narrowly. My request was for: “All recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.” I appreciate that the National Library of Wales does not collect furniture as a category of object and therefore may not hold the physical items themselves. However, my request was not limited to physical objects or acquisition files. It sought *all recorded information* relating to such items. This could include, for example: – inventories; – valuations; – estate correspondence; – fixture schedules; – probate references; – sale catalogues; – photographs; – tenancy records; – references within Bute Estate papers; – records of transfer, removal or disposal. The response confirms that NLW holds significant Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr, including maps, leases and deeds. However, it does not clarify whether those wider collections were searched for references to the farmhouse contents, fixtures, or related estate administration records. Could the internal review please clarify: 1. What collections and record series were searched in responding to this request? 2. Were searches undertaken beyond acquisition files, including within Bute Estate papers and related archival collections? 3. Were terms such as: – Great House Farm; – Ty Mawr; – Llandough; – fixtures; – inventory; – valuation; – contents; – furnishings; – sale; – transfer; used as part of the search? 4. If no relevant records are held, could you please confirm the searches undertaken and the basis for that conclusion? The reason this distinction matters is that my wider research concerns the documentary history of the farmhouse and garden plot following changes affecting Ty Mawr/Llandough after the 19th century. Records relating to fixtures, valuations, inventories or estate administration may provide important historical context, regardless of whether the physical items themselves remain. I am not asking NLW to determine ownership or provide a legal opinion. I am seeking confirmation that all relevant archival holdings have been considered and that the request has been searched against the appropriate collections. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to the outcome of the internal review. —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 20 2026, 05:10PM via System Dear Sion Buckler, Attached is the response to your recent Freedom of Information request. Regards, Iwan ap Dafydd Attached Files -FOI2026-09.pdf <[link removed] —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 03 2026, 11:45AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, I am writing in response to your recent application for information held by the Library (Ref FOI/2026/09) received here at the Library on 3 July, 2026 You will receive a reply within 20 working days, being 31 July, 2026 Best wishes, Iwan ap Dafydd —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jul 02 2026, 08:51PM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough | Cardiff Castle Furniture Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request Sir/Madam, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I seek all recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items we received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.  Weather it be museums, archives or any other public body. I know museums have artifacts from our land in Llandough.  Specifically, I request copies of all: -Inventories, catalogues and asset registers. -Acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records. -Provenance files and ownership records. -Photographs of items identified as originating from Great House Farm. -Correspondence concerning the identification, recovery, ownership or location of such items. -Internal reports, legal advice and memoranda relating to Great House Farm furniture or household effects. -Correspondence mentioning the Buckler or Williams families in connection with these items. -Records concerning any efforts by Cardiff Council or Cardiff Castle to trace, recover or secure items believed to have originated from Great House Farm. -Correspondence with the Bute Estate, museums, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), Arts Council England or any other public authority regarding objects from Great House Farm. For context, I am allegeing that my family was unlawfully dispossessed of Great House Farm through fraud, and that furniture and other historic possessions belonging to the family were consequently dispersed. It’s possible the bailiffs from BP were also SAS soldiers. We are still gathering actionable intelligence.  I appreciate that the Freedom of Information Act does not require the authority to determine the merits of that allegation. However, it is directly relevant to understanding why I seek the recorded information. I am currently developing a full-scale replica of Great House Farm in Patagonia, Argentina as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the house, its occupants and its contents. Should records identify surviving items from the farm, whether held by Cardiff Council, Cardiff Castle, museums or other public institutions, I intend to pursue their lawful return or transfer so they may ultimately be reunited with the reconstructed Great House Farm museum. This statement is provided solely as context for my request and does not seek a determination under the Freedom of Information Act. If any information is withheld, please identify each exemption relied upon and explain why it applies, including the outcome of any public interest test where required. If another public authority is more likely to hold the requested information, I would be grateful if you would transfer the request or advise me accordingly. I look forward to your response within the statutory time limit. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) —————— Thank you for using the National Library of Wales Enquiry Service. This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9603180. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

Dear Dr Roberts, Thank you for the detailed internal review outcome of FOI/2026/09 dated 29 July 2026. I note the clarification of the searches undertaken (including Bute Estate series D153, D205 and D219), the rationale for limiting terms to the property name, and the application of section 21 to the publicly accessible catalogue and Reading Room material. This closes the internal review from my side. I will proceed via the Library’s normal catalogue and Reading Room services for the identified estate records. Yours sincerely, Sion Buckler [quoted text trimmed]

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Owain Roberts Jul 30 2026, 02:41PM via System Dear Sion Buckler Thank you for your message of acknowledgement. Kind regards and best wishes, Dr Owain Rhys Roberts —————— Sion Buckler Jul 29 2026, 02:10PM via Email Dear Dr Roberts, Thank you for the detailed internal review outcome of FOI/2026/09 dated 29 July 2026. I note the clarification of the searches undertaken (including Bute Estate series D153, D205 and D219), the rationale for limiting terms to the property name, and the application of section 21 to the publicly accessible catalogue and Reading Room material. This closes the internal review from my side. I will proceed via the Library’s normal catalogue and Reading Room services for the identified estate records. —————— Owain Roberts Jul 29 2026, 11:21AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, Please find attached the outcome of the internal review that you requested on the 20 July 2026. I can confirm that the internal review considered the clarification that you provided on the 20 July 2026. Regards, Dr Owain Rhys Roberts Attached Files -FOI2026-09-Internal_Review_Outcome.pdf <[link removed] —————— Sion Buckler Jul 20 2026, 08:37PM via Email Ms Daniel, Further to my internal review request, I would like to provide a short clarification regarding the scope of my original FOI request. Having reviewed my original request submitted on 3 July 2026, I wish to emphasise that the request was expressly for recorded information, not merely for physical objects held within NLW collections. The original request specifically sought: inventories, catalogues and asset registers; acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records; provenance files and ownership records; photographs; correspondence concerning identification, recovery, ownership or location; internal reports, legal advice and memoranda; correspondence involving the Buckler or Williams families; correspondence with Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, museums and other public bodies. Therefore, my concern is not that NLW does not hold furniture as part of a collection. I understand that point. My concern is whether relevant documentary records were searched across appropriate archival collections where references to such items may exist. For example, where NLW holds Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough, I would appreciate confirmation as to whether those collections were searched for incidental references to: household inventories; fixtures; valuations; estate correspondence; transfers or disposals; provenance information; references to occupants or contents of the farmhouse. This clarification is provided to assist the internal review and ensure the original request is considered in its full context. I appreciate the catalogue references already provided and look forward to confirmation of the searches undertaken. —————— Sion Buckler Jul 20 2026, 08:35PM via Email Ms Daniel, Thank you for your response dated 20 July 2026 regarding FOI/2026/09 and for identifying the catalogue references relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough within the Bute Estate collections. I would like to request an internal review, as I believe the response may have interpreted the scope of my request too narrowly. My request was for: “All recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.” I appreciate that the National Library of Wales does not collect furniture as a category of object and therefore may not hold the physical items themselves. However, my request was not limited to physical objects or acquisition files. It sought *all recorded information* relating to such items. This could include, for example: – inventories; – valuations; – estate correspondence; – fixture schedules; – probate references; – sale catalogues; – photographs; – tenancy records; – references within Bute Estate papers; – records of transfer, removal or disposal. The response confirms that NLW holds significant Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr, including maps, leases and deeds. However, it does not clarify whether those wider collections were searched for references to the farmhouse contents, fixtures, or related estate administration records. Could the internal review please clarify: 1. What collections and record series were searched in responding to this request? 2. Were searches undertaken beyond acquisition files, including within Bute Estate papers and related archival collections? 3. Were terms such as: – Great House Farm; – Ty Mawr; – Llandough; – fixtures; – inventory; – valuation; – contents; – furnishings; – sale; – transfer; used as part of the search? 4. If no relevant records are held, could you please confirm the searches undertaken and the basis for that conclusion? The reason this distinction matters is that my wider research concerns the documentary history of the farmhouse and garden plot following changes affecting Ty Mawr/Llandough after the 19th century. Records relating to fixtures, valuations, inventories or estate administration may provide important historical context, regardless of whether the physical items themselves remain. I am not asking NLW to determine ownership or provide a legal opinion. I am seeking confirmation that all relevant archival holdings have been considered and that the request has been searched against the appropriate collections. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to the outcome of the internal review. —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 20 2026, 05:10PM via System Dear Sion Buckler, Attached is the response to your recent Freedom of Information request. Regards, Iwan ap Dafydd Attached Files -FOI2026-09.pdf <[link removed] —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 03 2026, 11:45AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, I am writing in response to your recent application for information held by the Library (Ref FOI/2026/09) received here at the Library on 3 July, 2026 You will receive a reply within 20 working days, being 31 July, 2026 Best wishes, Iwan ap Dafydd —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jul 02 2026, 08:51PM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough | Cardiff Castle Furniture Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request Sir/Madam, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I seek all recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items we received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.  Weather it be museums, archives or any other public body. I know museums have artifacts from our land in Llandough.  Specifically, I request copies of all: -Inventories, catalogues and asset registers. -Acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records. -Provenance files and ownership records. -Photographs of items identified as originating from Great House Farm. -Correspondence concerning the identification, recovery, ownership or location of such items. -Internal reports, legal advice and memoranda relating to Great House Farm furniture or household effects. -Correspondence mentioning the Buckler or Williams families in connection with these items. -Records concerning any efforts by Cardiff Council or Cardiff Castle to trace, recover or secure items believed to have originated from Great House Farm. -Correspondence with the Bute Estate, museums, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), Arts Council England or any other public authority regarding objects from Great House Farm. For context, I am allegeing that my family was unlawfully dispossessed of Great House Farm through fraud, and that furniture and other historic possessions belonging to the family were consequently dispersed. It’s possible the bailiffs from BP were also SAS soldiers. We are still gathering actionable intelligence.  I appreciate that the Freedom of Information Act does not require the authority to determine the merits of that allegation. However, it is directly relevant to understanding why I seek the recorded information. I am currently developing a full-scale replica of Great House Farm in Patagonia, Argentina as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the house, its occupants and its contents. Should records identify surviving items from the farm, whether held by Cardiff Council, Cardiff Castle, museums or other public institutions, I intend to pursue their lawful return or transfer so they may ultimately be reunited with the reconstructed Great House Farm museum. This statement is provided solely as context for my request and does not seek a determination under the Freedom of Information Act. If any information is withheld, please identify each exemption relied upon and explain why it applies, including the outcome of any public interest test where required. If another public authority is more likely to hold the requested information, I would be grateful if you would transfer the request or advise me accordingly. I look forward to your response within the statutory time limit. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) —————— Thank you for using the National Library of Wales Enquiry Service. This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9603180. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

Dear Dr Roberts, Thank you for your response and for confirming the internal review outcome. I acknowledge the clarification provided regarding the searches undertaken, including reference to the Bute Estate series D153, D205 and D219, and the application of section 21 in relation to publicly accessible catalogue material. However, I would like to clarify one remaining point for the record. My concern throughout this request has not been whether the Library holds physical furniture or objects as collection items. My request was specifically for recorded information relating to furniture, furnishings, fixtures, household effects and movable property connected with Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough. The questions I sought answers to were therefore about the existence of records such as inventories, valuations, estate correspondence, fixture records, transfers, disposals, provenance information and references within relevant archival collections. To avoid any misunderstanding, could you please confirm specifically: 1. Whether the Bute Estate series D153, D205 and D219 were searched only for references to the property name (for example “Ty Mawr”, “Great House Farm” or “Llandough”), or whether searches were also undertaken for related terms such as: – inventory; – valuation; – contents; – furniture; – furnishings; – fixtures; – household effects; – sale; – transfer; – disposal. 2. Whether any archival collections other than the identified Bute Estate series were considered relevant and searched. 3. Whether the Library holds, or has confirmed it does not hold, any: – household inventories; – estate valuations; – tenant records; – correspondence regarding contents or fixtures; – records of removal, disposal or transfer of items; – photographs or descriptions of household contents connected with Ty Mawr/Llandough. 4. If no such records were identified, please confirm that this conclusion is based on searches undertaken across the relevant archival collections, rather than solely on the absence of catalogue descriptions containing the property name. I appreciate that archival catalogues do not always describe individual items or subjects in detail. However, the purpose of this clarification is to establish precisely what searches were undertaken and what records were considered, so that there is a clear and accurate record of the Library’s position. I am grateful for the assistance provided so far and would appreciate a specific response to each point above. Kind regards, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] [quoted text trimmed]

Enquiries Service The National Library of Wales I am researching the title history of Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough-juxta-Penarth, Glamorgan, adjoining St Dochdwy’s churchyard (approx. ST 167 733). Glamorgan Archives (Louise Hunt, ref. 2026/4097, 24 September 2026) has confirmed that the following references are yours, not theirs, and has directed me to you: 1. D153 — Deeds relating to premises in p. Llandough, co. Glam., comprising a dwelling house adjoining the churchyard, 1811 (D153/1–2), and land (D153 onwards, including items sometimes cited as D153/4–8). 2. D219 — Llandough manorial leases and agreements. 3. The main Bute Estate deposit, GB 0210 BUTE (deeds to 1937; Glamorgan / Cardiff rentals). I do not ask you to adjudicate title. I ask only whether the following instruments exist in your holdings, and for catalogue references, dates, parties, acreages, and whether a plan is attached. A. The 1877 division Does the Bute deposit contain a conveyance, agreement, or other instrument of about 1876–1877 by which the Marquess of Bute (or trustees) conveyed or contracted to convey the farmhouse, buildings and about 10 acres adjoining the churchyard at Llandough to Daniel Thomas (or Thomas and another), while retaining about 9 acres of agricultural land to the east? B. The 1916 agricultural tenancy Does the deposit contain a yearly agricultural tenancy, or counterpart, of 1916 from the Marquess of Bute to John Williams of Great House Farm, Llandough? If yes: – does the parcels clause describe the whole farm, or only the land Bute still owned after 1877? – is there a plan? – what acreage is stated? C. Rentals 1877–1936 for this farm Do Glamorgan / Cardiff / Llandough rentals in GB 0210 BUTE distinguish, after c.1877, between: – a house/buildings holding (Thomas / later Williams), and – a residual Bute field holding later passed to Western Ground Rents in 1938? D. Anything that would show the two holdings were treated as one unit again before 1938. Purpose. HM Land Registry first-registered titles WA231076 (30 November 1982) and WA240304 (23 February 1983; later amalgamated). The 1982/83 files treat the land as one farm. The family case is that Parcel A (house and about 10 acres) had already left Bute in 1877 and was not the land let in 1916, so the 1982 merged title cannot be the same unit as the 1916 tenancy. Your deeds and rentals are the estate-side evidence that can confirm or deny that. [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] I would be grateful for: – catalogue references and a short description of any matching items; – whether copies can be supplied, and the cost; – if the 1916 tenancy is not in GB 0210 BUTE, any note of where Bute tenancy counterparts after 1910 were deposited. This is a new enquiry. It is not a repeat of FOI/2026/11. Glamorgan Archives hold the 1938–44 Western Ground Rents plan/rental book (D696) and have already answered on their own Bute material. Sion (Hywel) Buckler [removed] Public chronology and parcel statement:

The Two Parcels

The 1916 Tenancy

/land-registry-titles/

Hello Sion Buckler, Your question was submitted successfully to the National Library of Wales enquiries service / Cyflwynwyd eich cwestiwn yn llwyddiannus i Wasanaeth Ymholiadau Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru Due to high demand and some resource challenges, there may be some delay in responding to enquiries at present. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and will provide an update as soon as possible. Oherwydd lefel uchel y galw a rhai heriau adnoddau, bydd oedi gydag ymateb i ymholiadau ar hyn o bryd. Yr ydym yn ymddiheuro am unrhyw anghyfleuster a achosir gan hyn ac fe fyddwn yn darparu diweddariad cyn gynted ag y medrwn. We will contact you as soon as possible. In the meantime, perhaps you can visit our FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; Byddwn yn cysylltu â chi cyn gynted â phosibl! Yn y cyfamser, efallai yr hoffech chi chwlio ein FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; perthnasol gall ateb eich cwestiwn. We welcome calls and correspondence in Welsh. You will receive a response in Welsh and correspondence in Welsh will not result in a delay./ Rydym yn croesawu galwadau a gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwch yn derbyn ymateb yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Sep 27 2026, 05:15AM via Email Research enquiry — Bute Estate records GB 0210 BUTE / D153 / D219: Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough-juxta-Penarth — 1877 split and 1916 tenancy Enquiries Service The National Library of Wales I am researching the title history of Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough-juxta-Penarth, Glamorgan, adjoining St Dochdwy’s churchyard (approx. ST 167 733). Glamorgan Archives (Louise Hunt, ref. 2026/4097, 24 September 2026) has confirmed that the following references are yours, not theirs, and has directed me to you: 1. D153 — Deeds relating to premises in p. Llandough, co. Glam., comprising a dwelling house adjoining the churchyard, 1811 (D153/1–2), and land (D153 onwards, including items sometimes cited as D153/4–8). 2. D219 — Llandough manorial leases and agreements. 3. The main Bute Estate deposit, GB 0210 BUTE (deeds to 1937; Glamorgan / Cardiff rentals). I do not ask you to adjudicate title. I ask only whether the following instruments exist in your holdings, and for catalogue references, dates, parties, acreages, and whether a plan is attached. A. The 1877 division Does the Bute deposit contain a conveyance, agreement, or other instrument of about 1876–1877 by which the Marquess of Bute (or trustees) conveyed or contracted to convey the farmhouse, buildings and about 10 acres adjoining the churchyard at Llandough to Daniel Thomas (or Thomas and another), while retaining about 9 acres of agricultural land to the east? B. The 1916 agricultural tenancy Does the deposit contain a yearly agricultural tenancy, or counterpart, of 1916 from the Marquess of Bute to John Williams of Great House Farm, Llandough? If yes: – does the parcels clause describe the whole farm, or only the land Bute still owned after 1877? – is there a plan? – what acreage is stated? C. Rentals 1877–1936 for this farm Do Glamorgan / Cardiff / Llandough rentals in GB 0210 BUTE distinguish, after c.1877, between: – a house/buildings holding (Thomas / later Williams), and – a residual Bute field holding later passed to Western Ground Rents in 1938? D. Anything that would show the two holdings were treated as one unit again before 1938. Purpose. HM Land Registry first-registered titles WA231076 (30 November 1982) and WA240304 (23 February 1983; later amalgamated). The 1982/83 files treat the land as one farm. The family case is that Parcel A (house and about 10 acres) had already left Bute in 1877 and was not the land let in 1916, so the 1982 merged title cannot be the same unit as the 1916 tenancy. Your deeds and rentals are the estate-side evidence that can confirm or deny that. I live in Patagonia and cannot visit Aberystwyth in person in the short term. I would be grateful for: – catalogue references and a short description of any matching items; – whether copies can be supplied, and the cost; – if the 1916 tenancy is not in GB 0210 BUTE, any note of where Bute tenancy counterparts after 1910 were deposited. This is a new enquiry. It is not a repeat of FOI/2026/11. Glamorgan Archives hold the 1938–44 Western Ground Rents plan/rental book (D696) and have already answered on their own Bute material. Sion (Hywel) Buckler [removed] Public chronology and parcel statement:

The Two Parcels

The 1916 Tenancy

Land Registry Titles

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To each recipient, in your own capacity as holder or likely holder of records. Please do not treat this as a joint reply. Answer only for your own holdings. Sirs/Madam, This is a preservation notice. It is not a claim form and not service of proceedings. It does not replace any FOI, review or subject access request already with you. Land: Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, adjoining St Dochdwy’s. Titles WA231076, WA240304 (closed), WA513690, WA735527, and any related title. Planning refs 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES. Please preserve, and do not destroy, transfer out of your custody without a written receipt, or dispose of, any file, plan, photograph, tape or electronic record in your possession, custody or control relating to: 1. The 1877 split, the 1916 and 1939 tenancies, and the 1938 Bute to Western Ground Rents conveyance. 2. The 1955 and 1962 possession orders, the 1974 proceedings, and BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2. 3. First registration: WA231076 application 30 November 1982; WA240304 application 23 February 1983; later amalgamation. 4. The 1988 possession (29 November) and demolition (begun 6 December), including listing, planning, police and any liaison papers. 5. Mary Doreen Williams (died 26 March 1983) and William Buckler, so far as your file concerns this land. Also preserve, if you hold them, the following planning and land-charge classes. Absence from a 2026 file disclosure is not proof they never existed: 6. Any section 52 Town and Country Planning Act 1971 agreement, later section 106 instrument, deed, undertaking or other agreement regulating the development or use of this land, and any corresponding local-land-charge entry. 7. The historic planning-register entries required by the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988 for 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES (applications, reserved matters, plans and drawings, and decision information). 8. The officer’s report annexes to 89/01396/OUT, including Appendix B (further GGAT comments after discussions with the Trust), and Appendices C–E. 9. The condition chain on 89/01396/OUT: conditions 16–18; the Council’s October 1990 confirmation of condition 17; GGAT’s July 1992 archaeological warning; the September 1992 reserved-matters approval; and the 1993–94 papers on whether condition 18 had been discharged. 10. Any preliminary environmental-assessment / screening determination for the outline application (site described as about 3.4 acres / 1.38 ha). 11. Any record of the statutory consultation route used because the land was, or was treated as, a site of archaeological interest / SMR entry under the 1988 Order. 12. The complete 92/00671/RES file, and any sale, option, conditional-contract or transfer paper on the planning files covering BP Properties to Ideal Homes Wales, including the recorded transfer of 3 December 1993. 13. The application-receipt record for 89/01396/OUT (form dated October 1989; reconstructed Council receipt 8 November 1989). Please stop routine deletion, including archived mailboxes, for anything in that scope. The public evidence index is / . The investigation distinguishes the farmhouse parcel from the eastern fields. The 1987 Court of Appeal decided possession, limitation and the October 1974 letters. It did not decide the documentary root of the farmhouse parcel. These records go to that question. This notice is not a finding against any of you. Please acknowledge, name the officer responsible for the hold, and say what you hold in scope. If you hold nothing, say what you searched. Nothing in this letter abandons any claim concerning title, registration, concealment, limitation, reopening or alteration of the register. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] [signature block trimmed]

Hello Sion Buckler, Your question was submitted successfully to the National Library of Wales enquiries service / Cyflwynwyd eich cwestiwn yn llwyddiannus i Wasanaeth Ymholiadau Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru Due to high demand and some resource challenges, there may be some delay in responding to enquiries at present. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and will provide an update as soon as possible. Oherwydd lefel uchel y galw a rhai heriau adnoddau, bydd oedi gydag ymateb i ymholiadau ar hyn o bryd. Yr ydym yn ymddiheuro am unrhyw anghyfleuster a achosir gan hyn ac fe fyddwn yn darparu diweddariad cyn gynted ag y medrwn. We will contact you as soon as possible. In the meantime, perhaps you can visit our FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; Byddwn yn cysylltu â chi cyn gynted â phosibl! Yn y cyfamser, efallai yr hoffech chi chwlio ein FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; perthnasol gall ateb eich cwestiwn. We welcome calls and correspondence in Welsh. You will receive a response in Welsh and correspondence in Welsh will not result in a delay./ Rydym yn croesawu galwadau a gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwch yn derbyn ymateb yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Sep 28 2026, 10:42PM via Email Preservation notice — Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough — do not destroy, transfer or dispose To each recipient, in your own capacity as holder or likely holder of records. Please do not treat this as a joint reply. Answer only for your own holdings. Sirs/Madam, This is a preservation notice. It is not a claim form and not service of proceedings. It does not replace any FOI, review or subject access request already with you. Land: Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, adjoining St Dochdwy’s. Titles WA231076, WA240304 (closed), WA513690, WA735527, and any related title. Planning refs 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES. Please preserve, and do not destroy, transfer out of your custody without a written receipt, or dispose of, any file, plan, photograph, tape or electronic record in your possession, custody or control relating to: 1. The 1877 split, the 1916 and 1939 tenancies, and the 1938 Bute to Western Ground Rents conveyance. 2. The 1955 and 1962 possession orders, the 1974 proceedings, and BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2. 3. First registration: WA231076 application 30 November 1982; WA240304 application 23 February 1983; later amalgamation. 4. The 1988 possession (29 November) and demolition (begun 6 December), including listing, planning, police and any liaison papers. 5. Mary Doreen Williams (died 26 March 1983) and William Buckler, so far as your file concerns this land. Also preserve, if you hold them, the following planning and land-charge classes. Absence from a 2026 file disclosure is not proof they never existed: 6. Any section 52 Town and Country Planning Act 1971 agreement, later section 106 instrument, deed, undertaking or other agreement regulating the development or use of this land, and any corresponding local-land-charge entry. 7. The historic planning-register entries required by the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988 for 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES (applications, reserved matters, plans and drawings, and decision information). 8. The officer’s report annexes to 89/01396/OUT, including Appendix B (further GGAT comments after discussions with the Trust), and Appendices C–E. 9. The condition chain on 89/01396/OUT: conditions 16–18; the Council’s October 1990 confirmation of condition 17; GGAT’s July 1992 archaeological warning; the September 1992 reserved-matters approval; and the 1993–94 papers on whether condition 18 had been discharged. 10. Any preliminary environmental-assessment / screening determination for the outline application (site described as about 3.4 acres / 1.38 ha). 11. Any record of the statutory consultation route used because the land was, or was treated as, a site of archaeological interest / SMR entry under the 1988 Order. 12. The complete 92/00671/RES file, and any sale, option, conditional-contract or transfer paper on the planning files covering BP Properties to Ideal Homes Wales, including the recorded transfer of 3 December 1993. 13. The application-receipt record for 89/01396/OUT (form dated October 1989; reconstructed Council receipt 8 November 1989). Please stop routine deletion, including archived mailboxes, for anything in that scope. The public evidence index is / . The investigation distinguishes the farmhouse parcel from the eastern fields. The 1987 Court of Appeal decided possession, limitation and the October 1974 letters. It did not decide the documentary root of the farmhouse parcel. These records go to that question. This notice is not a finding against any of you. Please acknowledge, name the officer responsible for the hold, and say what you hold in scope. If you hold nothing, say what you searched. Nothing in this letter abandons any claim concerning title, registration, concealment, limitation, reopening or alteration of the register. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) Royal Signals [signature block trimmed] —————— This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9823416. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Nia Daniel Sep 30 2026, 01:52PM via System Dear Sir Please refer to previous correspondence for details of the searches conducted on your behalf. We can reassure you that as a Library and archive we do not routinely destroy, transfer or dispose of historical documents. Yours faithfully, —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Sep 28 2026, 10:42PM via Email Preservation notice — Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough — do not destroy, transfer or dispose To each recipient, in your own capacity as holder or likely holder of records. Please do not treat this as a joint reply. Answer only for your own holdings. Sirs/Madam, This is a preservation notice. It is not a claim form and not service of proceedings. It does not replace any FOI, review or subject access request already with you. Land: Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, adjoining St Dochdwy’s. Titles WA231076, WA240304 (closed), WA513690, WA735527, and any related title. Planning refs 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES. Please preserve, and do not destroy, transfer out of your custody without a written receipt, or dispose of, any file, plan, photograph, tape or electronic record in your possession, custody or control relating to: 1. The 1877 split, the 1916 and 1939 tenancies, and the 1938 Bute to Western Ground Rents conveyance. 2. The 1955 and 1962 possession orders, the 1974 proceedings, and BP Properties Ltd v Buckler [1987] EWCA Civ 2. 3. First registration: WA231076 application 30 November 1982; WA240304 application 23 February 1983; later amalgamation. 4. The 1988 possession (29 November) and demolition (begun 6 December), including listing, planning, police and any liaison papers. 5. Mary Doreen Williams (died 26 March 1983) and William Buckler, so far as your file concerns this land. Also preserve, if you hold them, the following planning and land-charge classes. Absence from a 2026 file disclosure is not proof they never existed: 6. Any section 52 Town and Country Planning Act 1971 agreement, later section 106 instrument, deed, undertaking or other agreement regulating the development or use of this land, and any corresponding local-land-charge entry. 7. The historic planning-register entries required by the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988 for 89/01396/OUT and 92/00671/RES (applications, reserved matters, plans and drawings, and decision information). 8. The officer’s report annexes to 89/01396/OUT, including Appendix B (further GGAT comments after discussions with the Trust), and Appendices C–E. 9. The condition chain on 89/01396/OUT: conditions 16–18; the Council’s October 1990 confirmation of condition 17; GGAT’s July 1992 archaeological warning; the September 1992 reserved-matters approval; and the 1993–94 papers on whether condition 18 had been discharged. 10. Any preliminary environmental-assessment / screening determination for the outline application (site described as about 3.4 acres / 1.38 ha). 11. Any record of the statutory consultation route used because the land was, or was treated as, a site of archaeological interest / SMR entry under the 1988 Order. 12. The complete 92/00671/RES file, and any sale, option, conditional-contract or transfer paper on the planning files covering BP Properties to Ideal Homes Wales, including the recorded transfer of 3 December 1993. 13. The application-receipt record for 89/01396/OUT (form dated October 1989; reconstructed Council receipt 8 November 1989). Please stop routine deletion, including archived mailboxes, for anything in that scope. The public evidence index is / . The investigation distinguishes the farmhouse parcel from the eastern fields. The 1987 Court of Appeal decided possession, limitation and the October 1974 letters. It did not decide the documentary root of the farmhouse parcel. These records go to that question. This notice is not a finding against any of you. Please acknowledge, name the officer responsible for the hold, and say what you hold in scope. If you hold nothing, say what you searched. Nothing in this letter abandons any claim concerning title, registration, concealment, limitation, reopening or alteration of the register. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) Royal Signals [signature block trimmed] —————— Thank you for using the National Library of Wales Enquiry Service. This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9823416. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Owain Roberts Sep 30 2026, 05:04PM via System Please refer to previous correspondence for details of the searches conducted on your behalf. —————— Sion Buckler Jul 30 2026, 04:27PM via Email Dear Dr Roberts, Thank you for your response and for confirming the internal review outcome. I acknowledge the clarification provided regarding the searches undertaken, including reference to the Bute Estate series D153, D205 and D219, and the application of section 21 in relation to publicly accessible catalogue material. However, I would like to clarify one remaining point for the record. My concern throughout this request has not been whether the Library holds physical furniture or objects as collection items. My request was specifically for recorded information relating to furniture, furnishings, fixtures, household effects and movable property connected with Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough. The questions I sought answers to were therefore about the existence of records such as inventories, valuations, estate correspondence, fixture records, transfers, disposals, provenance information and references within relevant archival collections. To avoid any misunderstanding, could you please confirm specifically: 1. Whether the Bute Estate series D153, D205 and D219 were searched only for references to the property name (for example “Ty Mawr”, “Great House Farm” or “Llandough”), or whether searches were also undertaken for related terms such as: – inventory; – valuation; – contents; – furniture; – furnishings; – fixtures; – household effects; – sale; – transfer; – disposal. 2. Whether any archival collections other than the identified Bute Estate series were considered relevant and searched. 3. Whether the Library holds, or has confirmed it does not hold, any: – household inventories; – estate valuations; – tenant records; – correspondence regarding contents or fixtures; – records of removal, disposal or transfer of items; – photographs or descriptions of household contents connected with Ty Mawr/Llandough. 4. If no such records were identified, please confirm that this conclusion is based on searches undertaken across the relevant archival collections, rather than solely on the absence of catalogue descriptions containing the property name. I appreciate that archival catalogues do not always describe individual items or subjects in detail. However, the purpose of this clarification is to establish precisely what searches were undertaken and what records were considered, so that there is a clear and accurate record of the Library’s position. I am grateful for the assistance provided so far and would appreciate a specific response to each point above. Kind regards, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) Royal Signals Cyber & Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member —————— Owain Roberts Jul 30 2026, 02:41PM via System [signature block trimmed] —————— Sion Buckler Jul 29 2026, 02:10PM via Email Dear Dr Roberts, Thank you for the detailed internal review outcome of FOI/2026/09 dated 29 July 2026. I note the clarification of the searches undertaken (including Bute Estate series D153, D205 and D219), the rationale for limiting terms to the property name, and the application of section 21 to the publicly accessible catalogue and Reading Room material. This closes the internal review from my side. I will proceed via the Library’s normal catalogue and Reading Room services for the identified estate records. —————— Owain Roberts Jul 29 2026, 11:21AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, Please find attached the outcome of the internal review that you requested on the 20 July 2026. I can confirm that the internal review considered the clarification that you provided on the 20 July 2026. Regards, Dr Owain Rhys Roberts Attached Files -FOI2026-09-Internal_Review_Outcome.pdf <[link removed] —————— Sion Buckler Jul 20 2026, 08:37PM via Email Ms Daniel, Further to my internal review request, I would like to provide a short clarification regarding the scope of my original FOI request. Having reviewed my original request submitted on 3 July 2026, I wish to emphasise that the request was expressly for recorded information, not merely for physical objects held within NLW collections. The original request specifically sought: inventories, catalogues and asset registers; acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records; provenance files and ownership records; photographs; correspondence concerning identification, recovery, ownership or location; internal reports, legal advice and memoranda; correspondence involving the Buckler or Williams families; correspondence with Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, museums and other public bodies. Therefore, my concern is not that NLW does not hold furniture as part of a collection. I understand that point. My concern is whether relevant documentary records were searched across appropriate archival collections where references to such items may exist. For example, where NLW holds Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough, I would appreciate confirmation as to whether those collections were searched for incidental references to: household inventories; fixtures; valuations; estate correspondence; transfers or disposals; provenance information; references to occupants or contents of the farmhouse. This clarification is provided to assist the internal review and ensure the original request is considered in its full context. I appreciate the catalogue references already provided and look forward to confirmation of the searches undertaken. —————— Sion Buckler Jul 20 2026, 08:35PM via Email Ms Daniel, Thank you for your response dated 20 July 2026 regarding FOI/2026/09 and for identifying the catalogue references relating to Ty Mawr/Llandough within the Bute Estate collections. I would like to request an internal review, as I believe the response may have interpreted the scope of my request too narrowly. My request was for: “All recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.” I appreciate that the National Library of Wales does not collect furniture as a category of object and therefore may not hold the physical items themselves. However, my request was not limited to physical objects or acquisition files. It sought *all recorded information* relating to such items. This could include, for example: – inventories; – valuations; – estate correspondence; – fixture schedules; – probate references; – sale catalogues; – photographs; – tenancy records; – references within Bute Estate papers; – records of transfer, removal or disposal. The response confirms that NLW holds significant Bute Estate material relating to Ty Mawr, including maps, leases and deeds. However, it does not clarify whether those wider collections were searched for references to the farmhouse contents, fixtures, or related estate administration records. Could the internal review please clarify: 1. What collections and record series were searched in responding to this request? 2. Were searches undertaken beyond acquisition files, including within Bute Estate papers and related archival collections? 3. Were terms such as: – Great House Farm; – Ty Mawr; – Llandough; – fixtures; – inventory; – valuation; – contents; – furnishings; – sale; – transfer; used as part of the search? 4. If no relevant records are held, could you please confirm the searches undertaken and the basis for that conclusion? The reason this distinction matters is that my wider research concerns the documentary history of the farmhouse and garden plot following changes affecting Ty Mawr/Llandough after the 19th century. Records relating to fixtures, valuations, inventories or estate administration may provide important historical context, regardless of whether the physical items themselves remain. I am not asking NLW to determine ownership or provide a legal opinion. I am seeking confirmation that all relevant archival holdings have been considered and that the request has been searched against the appropriate collections. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to the outcome of the internal review. —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 20 2026, 05:10PM via System Dear Sion Buckler, Attached is the response to your recent Freedom of Information request. Regards, Iwan ap Dafydd Attached Files -FOI2026-09.pdf <[link removed] —————— Iwan ap Dafydd Jul 03 2026, 11:45AM via System Dear Sion Buckler, I am writing in response to your recent application for information held by the Library (Ref FOI/2026/09) received here at the Library on 3 July, 2026 You will receive a reply within 20 working days, being 31 July, 2026 Best wishes, Iwan ap Dafydd —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Jul 02 2026, 08:51PM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough | Cardiff Castle Furniture Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request Sir/Madam, I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I seek all recorded information held concerning furniture, furnishings, antiques, fixtures, heirlooms and other movable property originating from Great House Farm (Ty Mawr), Llandough, including any and all items we received from Bute Estate, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Council.  Weather it be museums, archives or any other public body. I know museums have artifacts from our land in Llandough.  Specifically, I request copies of all: -Inventories, catalogues and asset registers. -Acquisition, disposal, loan and transfer records. -Provenance files and ownership records. -Photographs of items identified as originating from Great House Farm. -Correspondence concerning the identification, recovery, ownership or location of such items. -Internal reports, legal advice and memoranda relating to Great House Farm furniture or household effects. -Correspondence mentioning the Buckler or Williams families in connection with these items. -Records concerning any efforts by Cardiff Council or Cardiff Castle to trace, recover or secure items believed to have originated from Great House Farm. -Correspondence with the Bute Estate, museums, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest (RCEWA), Arts Council England or any other public authority regarding objects from Great House Farm. For context, I am allegeing that my family was unlawfully dispossessed of Great House Farm through fraud, and that furniture and other historic possessions belonging to the family were consequently dispersed. It’s possible the bailiffs from BP were also SAS soldiers. We are still gathering actionable intelligence.  I appreciate that the Freedom of Information Act does not require the authority to determine the merits of that allegation. However, it is directly relevant to understanding why I seek the recorded information. I am currently developing a full-scale replica of Great House Farm in Patagonia, Argentina as a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the house, its occupants and its contents. Should records identify surviving items from the farm, whether held by Cardiff Council, Cardiff Castle, museums or other public institutions, I intend to pursue their lawful return or transfer so they may ultimately be reunited with the reconstructed Great House Farm museum. This statement is provided solely as context for my request and does not seek a determination under the Freedom of Information Act. If any information is withheld, please identify each exemption relied upon and explain why it applies, including the outcome of any public interest test where required. If another public authority is more likely to hold the requested information, I would be grateful if you would transfer the request or advise me accordingly. I look forward to your response within the statutory time limit. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) —————— Thank you for using the National Library of Wales Enquiry Service. This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9603180. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

Dear NLW FOI / Enquiries team, Thank you for the internal-review outcome and the searches of the Bute Estate series (including D153 and D205). Please confirm whether any further Bute Estate or related classmarks have been identified since the July 2026 searches that relate to Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr / Llandough, the 1877 agreement, the 1916 tenancy, or the 1938–39 sale. Yours sincerely, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case]

Enquiries Service The National Library of Wales Follow-up to my research enquiry of 27 September 2026 (Bute Estate records GB 0210 BUTE / D153 / D219) Glamorgan Archives has told me (ref 2026/4274, 6 October 2026) that D153/1-8 are held by the Library and that I should ask you. This is a research enquiry, not a request for a reading-room booking. The property is Great House Farm / Ty Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth (ST 168 733), adjoining St Dochdwy’s churchyard. It is not Great House Farm, Llandough near Cowbridge. Please would you check the full sequence D153/1-8, including endorsements, dockets and any attached plans, for any document dated c.1875-1880 relating to that property. The catalogue titles may not name the parties. I am looking for any agreement, lease, counterpart, award, conveyance or plan involving: – Daniel Thomas / D. Thomas & Son; – Llandough Limeworks; – John Williams or Thomas Williams; – the Bute Estate or the Trustees of the Marquess of Bute; – quarrying, minerals, lime, sidings, compensation or reparation; – the dwelling adjoining the churchyard (I note your catalogue entry for D153/1-2, 1811). If such an item exists, please give the exact reference, date, document type, parties as written, property description and acreage, whether a plan is attached, and whether a copy can be supplied and at what cost. If nothing in D153/1-8 matches, please say so, and say which other Bute series (including D219) you would check next. I have not yet had a substantive reply to my enquiry of 27 September; I would be grateful for a date by which I can expect one. Regards, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] Enquiries Service The National Library of Wales I am researching the title history of Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough-juxta-Penarth, Glamorgan, adjoining St Dochdwy’s churchyard (approx. ST 167 733). Glamorgan Archives (Louise Hunt, ref. 2026/4097, 24 September 2026) has confirmed that the following references are yours, not theirs, and has directed me to you: 1. D153 — Deeds relating to premises in p. Llandough, co. Glam., comprising a dwelling house adjoining the churchyard, 1811 (D153/1–2), and land (D153 onwards, including items sometimes cited as D153/4–8). 2. D219 — Llandough manorial leases and agreements. 3. The main Bute Estate deposit, GB 0210 BUTE (deeds to 1937; Glamorgan / Cardiff rentals). I do not ask you to adjudicate title. I ask only whether the following instruments exist in your holdings, and for catalogue references, dates, parties, acreages, and whether a plan is attached. A. The 1877 division Does the Bute deposit contain a conveyance, agreement, or other instrument of about 1876–1877 by which the Marquess of Bute (or trustees) conveyed or contracted to convey the farmhouse, buildings and about 10 acres adjoining the churchyard at Llandough to Daniel Thomas (or Thomas and another), while retaining about 9 acres of agricultural land to the east? B. The 1916 agricultural tenancy Does the deposit contain a yearly agricultural tenancy, or counterpart, of 1916 from the Marquess of Bute to John Williams of Great House Farm, Llandough? If yes: – does the parcels clause describe the whole farm, or only the land Bute still owned after 1877? – is there a plan? – what acreage is stated? C. Rentals 1877–1936 for this farm Do Glamorgan / Cardiff / Llandough rentals in GB 0210 BUTE distinguish, after c.1877, between: – a house/buildings holding (Thomas / later Williams), and – a residual Bute field holding later passed to Western Ground Rents in 1938? D. Anything that would show the two holdings were treated as one unit again before 1938. Purpose. HM Land Registry first-registered titles WA231076 (30 November 1982) and WA240304 (23 February 1983; later amalgamated). The 1982/83 files treat the land as one farm. The family case is that Parcel A (house and about 10 acres) had already left Bute in 1877 and was not the land let in 1916, so the 1982 merged title cannot be the same unit as the 1916 tenancy. Your deeds and rentals are the estate-side evidence that can confirm or deny that. [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case] I would be grateful for: – catalogue references and a short description of any matching items; – whether copies can be supplied, and the cost; – if the 1916 tenancy is not in GB 0210 BUTE, any note of where Bute tenancy counterparts after 1910 were deposited. This is a new enquiry. It is not a repeat of FOI/2026/11. Glamorgan Archives hold the 1938–44 Western Ground Rents plan/rental book (D696) and have already answered on their own Bute material. Sion (Hywel) Buckler [removed] Public chronology and parcel statement: https://greathousefarmwiki. wordpress.com/the-two-parcels/ https://greathousefarmwiki. wordpress.com/1916-tenancy/ https://greathousefarmwiki. wordpress.com/land-registry- titles/

Hello Sion Buckler, Your question was submitted successfully to the National Library of Wales enquiries service / Cyflwynwyd eich cwestiwn yn llwyddiannus i Wasanaeth Ymholiadau Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru Due to high demand and some resource challenges, there may be some delay in responding to enquiries at present. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and will provide an update as soon as possible. Oherwydd lefel uchel y galw a rhai heriau adnoddau, bydd oedi gydag ymateb i ymholiadau ar hyn o bryd. Yr ydym yn ymddiheuro am unrhyw anghyfleuster a achosir gan hyn ac fe fyddwn yn darparu diweddariad cyn gynted ag y medrwn. We will contact you as soon as possible. In the meantime, perhaps you can visit our FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; Byddwn yn cysylltu â chi cyn gynted â phosibl! Yn y cyfamser, efallai yr hoffech chi chwlio ein FAQs <http://national-library-wales.libanswers.com&gt; perthnasol gall ateb eich cwestiwn. We welcome calls and correspondence in Welsh. You will receive a response in Welsh and correspondence in Welsh will not result in a delay./ Rydym yn croesawu galwadau a gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwch yn derbyn ymateb yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Oct 10 2026, 08:14PM via Email Re: Research enquiry — Bute Estate records GB 0210 BUTE / D153 / D219: Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough-juxta-Penarth — D153/1-8 check requested Enquiries Service The National Library of Wales Follow-up to my research enquiry of 27 September 2026 (Bute Estate records GB 0210 BUTE / D153 / D219) Glamorgan Archives has told me (ref 2026/4274, 6 October 2026) that D153/1-8 are held by the Library and that I should ask you. This is a research enquiry, not a request for a reading-room booking. The property is Great House Farm / Ty Mawr, Llandough-juxta-Penarth (ST 168 733), adjoining St Dochdwy’s churchyard. It is not Great House Farm, Llandough near Cowbridge. Please would you check the full sequence D153/1-8, including endorsements, dockets and any attached plans, for any document dated c.1875-1880 relating to that property. The catalogue titles may not name the parties. I am looking for any agreement, lease, counterpart, award, conveyance or plan involving: – Daniel Thomas / D. Thomas & Son; – Llandough Limeworks; – John Williams or Thomas Williams; – the Bute Estate or the Trustees of the Marquess of Bute; – quarrying, minerals, lime, sidings, compensation or reparation; – the dwelling adjoining the churchyard (I note your catalogue entry for D153/1-2, 1811). If such an item exists, please give the exact reference, date, document type, parties as written, property description and acreage, whether a plan is attached, and whether a copy can be supplied and at what cost. If nothing in D153/1-8 matches, please say so, and say which other Bute series (including D219) you would check next. I have not yet had a substantive reply to my enquiry of 27 September; I would be grateful for a date by which I can expect one. Regards, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) Royal Signals Cyber/Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member —————— This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9869940. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Beryl Evans Oct 14 2026, 10:17AM via System Dear Mr Buckler Thank you for contacting the National Library of Wales regarding the Bute Estate Records. The full catalogue for the Bute Estate Records can be viewed online https://archives.library.wales/index.php/bute-estate-records A quick search of the contents can be made by using the search box on the left. By clicking on the + sign it will open up descriptions of additional documents with descriptions listed below. When you have searched the collection and identified any records of possible interest you may be interested in booking a session in our Virtual Reading Room to view them. Details can be found online here  https://www.library.wales/visit/things-to-do/reading-at-nlw/virtual-reading-room Alternatively, you can get back in contact with our Enquiry service to discuss possible copying options for you. Kind regards Beryl —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Sep 27 2026, 05:15AM via Email Research enquiry — Bute Estate records GB 0210 BUTE / D153 / D219: Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough-juxta-Penarth — 1877 split and 1916 tenancy Enquiries Service The National Library of Wales I am researching the title history of Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough-juxta-Penarth, Glamorgan, adjoining St Dochdwy’s churchyard (approx. ST 167 733). Glamorgan Archives (Louise Hunt, ref. 2026/4097, 24 September 2026) has confirmed that the following references are yours, not theirs, and has directed me to you: 1. D153 — Deeds relating to premises in p. Llandough, co. Glam., comprising a dwelling house adjoining the churchyard, 1811 (D153/1–2), and land (D153 onwards, including items sometimes cited as D153/4–8). 2. D219 — Llandough manorial leases and agreements. 3. The main Bute Estate deposit, GB 0210 BUTE (deeds to 1937; Glamorgan / Cardiff rentals). I do not ask you to adjudicate title. I ask only whether the following instruments exist in your holdings, and for catalogue references, dates, parties, acreages, and whether a plan is attached. A. The 1877 division Does the Bute deposit contain a conveyance, agreement, or other instrument of about 1876–1877 by which the Marquess of Bute (or trustees) conveyed or contracted to convey the farmhouse, buildings and about 10 acres adjoining the churchyard at Llandough to Daniel Thomas (or Thomas and another), while retaining about 9 acres of agricultural land to the east? B. The 1916 agricultural tenancy Does the deposit contain a yearly agricultural tenancy, or counterpart, of 1916 from the Marquess of Bute to John Williams of Great House Farm, Llandough? If yes: – does the parcels clause describe the whole farm, or only the land Bute still owned after 1877? – is there a plan? – what acreage is stated? C. Rentals 1877–1936 for this farm Do Glamorgan / Cardiff / Llandough rentals in GB 0210 BUTE distinguish, after c.1877, between: – a house/buildings holding (Thomas / later Williams), and – a residual Bute field holding later passed to Western Ground Rents in 1938? D. Anything that would show the two holdings were treated as one unit again before 1938. Purpose. HM Land Registry first-registered titles WA231076 (30 November 1982) and WA240304 (23 February 1983; later amalgamated). The 1982/83 files treat the land as one farm. The family case is that Parcel A (house and about 10 acres) had already left Bute in 1877 and was not the land let in 1916, so the 1982 merged title cannot be the same unit as the 1916 tenancy. Your deeds and rentals are the estate-side evidence that can confirm or deny that. I live in Patagonia and cannot visit Aberystwyth in person in the short term. I would be grateful for: – catalogue references and a short description of any matching items; – whether copies can be supplied, and the cost; – if the 1916 tenancy is not in GB 0210 BUTE, any note of where Bute tenancy counterparts after 1910 were deposited. This is a new enquiry. It is not a repeat of FOI/2026/11. Glamorgan Archives hold the 1938–44 Western Ground Rents plan/rental book (D696) and have already answered on their own Bute material. Sion (Hywel) Buckler [removed] Public chronology and parcel statement:

The Two Parcels

The 1916 Tenancy

Land Registry Titles

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–# Teipiwch eich ateb uwchben y llinell hon #– —————— Beryl Evans Oct 14 2026, 10:18AM via System Please see my other reply today. Kind regards Beryl —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Sep 27 2026, 05:12AM via Email Great House Farm, Llandough Sirs/ Ma’ams, I need to correct a date I have used in earlier correspondence about Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr, Llandough, titles WA231076 and WA240304. I had treated 1983 as the year the two titles were merged. That was wrong. HM Land Registry’s own letter of 23 March 2026 (Lisa Griffiths, ref N610CGV) separates the two acts. 1982–83 was first registration of two live titles, not a merger. 30 November 1982: application to first-register WA231076. The Court of Appeal later treated BP Properties Ltd as registered proprietors of “the farm” from November 1982. 23 February 1983: application to first-register a second title, WA240304. 26 March 1983: Mary Williams died. On the family’s case, notice of those applications did not reach us until after her death, while the family was in mourning. She had no window in which to object. The family was not in a position to use any window that arrived after that. Those two titles remained separate through first instance. 24 July 1986: Hollis J. Both titles were still live. The judgment language treats Great House Farm as one holding. It had not been one holding on the register. On the family’s case it had not been one holding since the 1877 split: Parcel A (house, buildings, garden/yard and about 10 acres, the Thomas/Williams line) and Parcel B (the eastern fields retained by Bute and later WGR/BP). 2 February 1987: application to amalgamate the two titles. WA240304 was then closed and registration continued under WA231076. That is the merge. It was made after the 1986 ruling and before the Court of Appeal gave judgment on 31 July 1987. So 1983 is silent first registration of a second title while Mary was still in Parcel A, or had only just died. 1987 is the administrative merger, carried out while the appeal was still open. This was not a dispute about a single land parcel that BP already owned. Mary was on Parcel A, which we say she owned, [wording updated at the author’s request, 19 Oct 2026] with occupation on that house parcel running in the family from at least 1667. BP, and WGR before it from 1949, were the neighbouring interest on Parcel B. From 1949 onwards the family’s case is that those neighbours ran a decades-long series of tenancy offers, “whole farm” wording, possession orders and the 1974 letters to make her occupation of her own parcel look permissive, and to make both parcels look like one estate they had acquired. They never produced a conveyance of Parcel A. What they had was an unfounded claim that her occupancy was permissive. Please treat any earlier letter from me that said the titles merged in 1983 as corrected by this email. The dates that matter are: 1982/83 — first registration of two titles, without the occupier being heard; 24 July 1986 — first-instance judgment describing one farm while two titles still stood; 2 February 1987 — amalgamation, before the appeal ended; 31 July 1987 — Court of Appeal. Yours faithfully, Sion Buckler [signature block trimmed] —————— Beryl Evans Rheolwr Gwasanaethau Ymchwil Research Services Manager Gwasanaeth Ymholiadau: https://www.llyfrgell.cymru/gwasanaethau/ymholiadau/ymholiadau-llgc Enquiries Service: https://www.library.wales/services/enquiries/nlw-enquiries Ffon/Tel: [removed] Ffacs/Fax: [removed] This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9816931. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;

Freedom of Information / Enquiries Service, This is a new request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It is outside the scope of FOI/2026/09 and its internal review, which concerned Bute series including D153 and D205 and the 1877 transaction. It is also separate from my enquiry of 27 September and follow-up of 10 October 2026 on D153/1–8. PLEASE NOTE: DUPLICATE PLACE AND FARM NAMES IN GLAMORGAN Glamorgan has two parishes called Llandough, and each had a farm called Great House. IN SCOPE: Llandough-juxta-Penarth (Llandough near Penarth and Cardiff), hundred of [removed]. Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr stood beside St Dochdwy’s church, approx. ST 168 733. OUT OF SCOPE: Llandough-juxta-Cowbridge (Llandough near Cowbridge), and the Great Houses at nearby Llandow and Aberthin. For example, “Manors of Llandough and St Mary Church” (Penrice and Margam Estate Records, 1619–1704) appears to be the Cowbridge Llandough; please confirm if you know otherwise. Please do not send or rely on records for the Cowbridge-area places. If an entry says only “Llandough” or “Great House” and the parish cannot be told, please say so rather than assume. Part 1 — S7, Survey of the lands of William Herbert, kt, dec., in the lordships or manors of [removed], Cogan, Llandough and others, January 1610. Please tell me: (a) Whether S7 contains an entry for Great House or any holding in Llandough-juxta-Penarth, and the folio. (b) The name of the holder or tenant recorded, the tenure (freehold, copyhold, leasehold) and any rent or acreage given. (c) Whether S7 is digitised or filmed, and the cost of a copy of only those folios. Part 2 — Cardiff MSS on Microfilm (CARDMFS), filmed 1980–1984. Glamorgan Archives (ref 2026/4097b) identified Bute X.6(12), abstracts of payments and receipts by the Bute trustees, 1877 (copy), at Cardiff Library. Please tell me: (a) Whether Bute X.6(12), or any Bute X.6 item, is on the CARDMFS microfilm, and the reel and frame reference. (b) If so, how I can obtain a copy of the entries relating to Llandough-juxta-Penarth or Daniel Thomas, and the cost. Part 3 — A lease of Great House said to date from 1667. Our understanding (not yet supported by a document) is that the Williams family took Great House, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, in 1667 on a lease for 999 years. Great House is described in published sources as a freehold of the Vaughan family from the 16th to the late 18th century, after which it came to the Bute estate. Please tell me whether the Bute Estate Records, including the Herbert and Windsor family papers within them, or any other NLW collection, hold: (a) Any lease, counterpart lease, assignment or enrolment, c.1660–1675, of Great House or any messuage in Llandough-juxta-Penarth, to any person named Williams, or for a term of 999 years (or any other long term). (b) Any later deed, abstract of title, schedule or rental that recites or refers to a lease of Great House for 999 years or for a long term. (c) The conveyance or other instrument by which the Bute estate (or the Windsor family before it) acquired Great House from the Vaughan family or its heirs, with its date and reference, and whether it recites any lease or tenancy then outstanding. (d) Any Vaughan of Llandough family papers, and where they are held if not at NLW. If you consider any of this reasonably accessible by other means under section 21, please say exactly where and how. Public working evidence catalogue: https://greathousefarmwiki.wordpress.com Title and chronology index: https://dartboard.bucklerfamily.estate and https://bpvsbuckler.bucklerfamily.estate Long-term archive: https://wayback.bucklerfamily.estate Thank you, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case]

Dear Ms Evans, Thank you for your reply of 14 October and for the catalogue and Virtual Reading Room links. I will search the Bute catalogue myself and book a session if I find candidate items. One point before that: my requests concern preservation as much as access. Several of the records in issue are unique 17th- and 19th-century items, and I am concerned that routine disposal, weeding or transfer could remove them before they can be examined. Please confirm that no Bute Estate Records relating to Llandough-juxta-Penarth, Great House / Tŷ Mawr, Daniel Thomas, John Williams, or the 1875–1880 transaction have been reported missing, withdrawn, transferred or disposed of, and that any relevant retention or disposal schedule will be applied with this correspondence in mind. If you hold any recorded information on the location or physical-check status of the 1610 Herbert survey S7 or Bute X.6(12) beyond the catalogue links already supplied, please state it. Public working evidence catalogue: https://greathousefarmwiki.wordpress.com Title and chronology index: https://dartboard.bucklerfamily.estate and https://bpvsbuckler.bucklerfamily.estate Long-term archive: https://wayback.bucklerfamily.estate Yours sincerely, Sion Buckler [personal passage omitted — not about the farm case]

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We welcome calls and correspondence in Welsh. You will receive a response in Welsh and correspondence in Welsh will not result in a delay./ Rydym yn croesawu galwadau a gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwch yn derbyn ymateb yn Gymraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi. —————— Cwestiwn gwreiddiol Oct 16 2026, 12:53AM via Email New FOI request (outside FOI/2026/09) — 1610 Herbert survey S7 and Cardiff MSS microfilm of Bute X.6(12) — Llandough-juxta-Penarth Freedom of Information / Enquiries Service, This is a new request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. It is outside the scope of FOI/2026/09 and its internal review, which concerned Bute series including D153 and D205 and the 1877 transaction. It is also separate from my enquiry of 27 September and follow-up of 10 October 2026 on D153/1–8. PLEASE NOTE: DUPLICATE PLACE AND FARM NAMES IN GLAMORGAN Glamorgan has two parishes called Llandough, and each had a farm called Great House. IN SCOPE: Llandough-juxta-Penarth (Llandough near Penarth and Cardiff), hundred of Dinas Powys. Great House Farm / Tŷ Mawr stood beside St Dochdwy’s church, approx. ST 168 733. OUT OF SCOPE: Llandough-juxta-Cowbridge (Llandough near Cowbridge), and the Great Houses at nearby Llandow and Aberthin. For example, “Manors of Llandough and St Mary Church” (Penrice and Margam Estate Records, 1619–1704) appears to be the Cowbridge Llandough; please confirm if you know otherwise. Please do not send or rely on records for the Cowbridge-area places. If an entry says only “Llandough” or “Great House” and the parish cannot be told, please say so rather than assume. Part 1 — S7, Survey of the lands of William Herbert, kt, dec., in the lordships or manors of Dinas Powys, Cogan, Llandough and others, January 1610. Please tell me: (a) Whether S7 contains an entry for Great House or any holding in Llandough-juxta-Penarth, and the folio. (b) The name of the holder or tenant recorded, the tenure (freehold, copyhold, leasehold) and any rent or acreage given. (c) Whether S7 is digitised or filmed, and the cost of a copy of only those folios. Part 2 — Cardiff MSS on Microfilm (CARDMFS), filmed 1980–1984. Glamorgan Archives (ref 2026/4097b) identified Bute X.6(12), abstracts of payments and receipts by the Bute trustees, 1877 (copy), at Cardiff Library. Please tell me: (a) Whether Bute X.6(12), or any Bute X.6 item, is on the CARDMFS microfilm, and the reel and frame reference. (b) If so, how I can obtain a copy of the entries relating to Llandough-juxta-Penarth or Daniel Thomas, and the cost. Part 3 — A lease of Great House said to date from 1667. Our understanding (not yet supported by a document) is that the Williams family took Great House, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, in 1667 on a lease for 999 years. Great House is described in published sources as a freehold of the Vaughan family from the 16th to the late 18th century, after which it came to the Bute estate. Please tell me whether the Bute Estate Records, including the Herbert and Windsor family papers within them, or any other NLW collection, hold: (a) Any lease, counterpart lease, assignment or enrolment, c.1660–1675, of Great House or any messuage in Llandough-juxta-Penarth, to any person named Williams, or for a term of 999 years (or any other long term). (b) Any later deed, abstract of title, schedule or rental that recites or refers to a lease of Great House for 999 years or for a long term. (c) The conveyance or other instrument by which the Bute estate (or the Windsor family before it) acquired Great House from the Vaughan family or its heirs, with its date and reference, and whether it recites any lease or tenancy then outstanding. (d) Any Vaughan of Llandough family papers, and where they are held if not at NLW. If you consider any of this reasonably accessible by other means under section 21, please say exactly where and how. Public working evidence catalogue: https://greathousefarmwiki.wordpress.com Title and chronology index: https://dartboard.bucklerfamily.estate and https://bpvsbuckler.bucklerfamily.estate Long-term archive: https://wayback.bucklerfamily.estate Thank you, Sion Buckler (Ret’d Sergeant) Royal Signals Cyber/Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member —————— This email is sent from LibAnswers in relationship to ticket #9890384. Read our privacy policy. <https://springshare.com/privacy.html&gt;